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mjd1001 · 06-19-2008, 09:29 PM

We have a V6 vue but I can comment a bit on the 4 cylinder also as I test drove a 4 cylinder a couple of times and a co-worker has one that I have been in a couple times.

The weight isn't as much of an issue with the 4 cylinder as I would have thought. If you are getting the 4 cylinder, you aren't looking for great performance, and the Vue 4 cylinder doesn't have great performance. However, it gets out of it's way, and under 4000 rpm's, it actually has a little jump to it. Will it win a race versus a Rav4 4 cylinder or a CRV? Maybe not..but in all honesty, I'd have to see that race to tell, you can't really tell just by driving one.

I would challenge anyone to drive a 4 cylinder Vue back to back with most other 4 cylinder compact SUV's and find a big difference.

Now after defending the 4 cylinder Vue, I can also take GM to task for quality issues. I have disclosed in another thread, we have had MANY minor problems with our Vue....and the frined I have has also had his back to the dealer twice. Ours has just over 10,000 miles on it, and his has only about 5,000.

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mjd1001 4.4 Liter Supercharged Northstar Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Daytona Beach, FL and Upstate NY Drives: 2008 Saturn Vue Redline Posts: 2,888	Re: Saturn Vue XE FWD 2.4 We have a V6 vue but I can comment a bit on the 4 cylinder also as I test drove a 4 cylinder a couple of times and a co-worker has one that I have been in a couple times. The weight isn't as much of an issue with the 4 cylinder as I would have thought. If you are getting the 4 cylinder, you aren't looking for great performance, and the Vue 4 cylinder doesn't have great performance. However, it gets out of it's way, and under 4000 rpm's, it actually has a little jump to it. Will it win a race versus a Rav4 4 cylinder or a CRV? Maybe not..but in all honesty, I'd have to see that race to tell, you can't really tell just by driving one. I would challenge anyone to drive a 4 cylinder Vue back to back with most other 4 cylinder compact SUV's and find a big difference. Now after defending the 4 cylinder Vue, I can also take GM to task for quality issues. I have disclosed in another thread, we have had MANY minor problems with our Vue....and the frined I have has also had his back to the dealer twice. Ours has just over 10,000 miles on it, and his has only about 5,000.